The man in the video, however, left unpunished. Police have now
released the security footage on Wednesday to try and discover
the would-be thief’s identity.

Investigating officer PC Patrick Higgins
said in a statement: “The thief was quite optimistic
in his attempts to conceal the artwork, valued at several hundred
pounds, but fortunately he made off empty handed. We are now keen
to identify the man in the CCTV to prevent him from turning his
attention to smaller objects."